KEYS TO SUCCESS WITH OLYMPIAN AND NATIONAL CHAMPION MIKE ALEXANDROV

1. Aim higher than you intuitively think you can go. That’s important because the mind is stronger than the body. If you think you can do something, you can push your body to certain limits beyond what you are capable of doing physically. Your mind can mentally override what the body can do. It’s the same thing with training and with racing.

2. Be able to concentrate. You have to be able to isolate your thoughts and focus on your race. Focus on the moment. Do not worry about the future beyond the absolute immediate future. Concentrate on the here and now. If you make a mistake, worry about it later. You have to be able to concentrate because so many things will go wrong. You will never have a perfect race. You just focus on doing your best in that moment.

3. Effectively prioritize. You have to be able to do this with your life, and your lifestyle. You have to know what you have to do and when to do it, and what is required to do it. You have to be a good planner. Prioritizing the way you eat, the times of day you eat, the diet you have and making sure you have enough time to rest is a big part of how your workout is going to go. Everything you do is centered around pursuing your goal. Ask yourself when you take your next bite of food, “Is this going to help me accomplish my goal?” You have to know your priorities, and then actually do what you need to do.

4. Surround yourself with the right people and the right atmosphere. You have to choose the right kind of friends and have a good set of influences around you. Your friends are going to have a big influence on your life, who you are and what you do. In fact, who your friends are says a lot about who you are as person. Tell me who your friends are, and if I know them, I can l tell you who you are as a person.

5. Take on the biggest challenge. I could swim for Bulgaria. But the pressure is exciting to me. When the stakes are higher, your performance is better. The road to glory, the road to a record, the road to success – and it could be a best time or making a team – is about achieving a goal. Whenever I win a race or a medal, I very rarely remember the race itself or the feeling afterward. It all comes back to the road it took to get there – the journey, and demanding the most from myself. The gold medal is Christmas. The podium finish is really neat. But what got you there is what you remember. And what got you there is what will take you onto greatness in the rest of your life, too 

(usaswimming)

DUEL IN THE POOL: AMERIKA VS EROPA 2011

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KEJUARAAN RENANG DUNIA ARENA FINA 2011

Bali Gugat Perpindahan Gede Siman

Mutasi atlet renang kenamaan Indonesia Gede Siman Sudartawa asal Bali ke Riau sesuai keputusan pengurus besar persatuan renang seluruh Indoneisa (PB PRSI) nomor 25  tentang pengesahan mutasi atlet dinyatakan belum resmi.
Siman Sudartawa belum resmi menjadi atlet Riau karena ada proses terhadap keputusan tentang pengesahan mutasi atlet tersebut dari Bali, kata Ketua III PB PRSI Erlambang Wijaya kepada wartawan seusai melantik pengurus PRSI setempat di Denpasar, Sabtu.
Dalam keputusan PB PRSI yang ditandatangani Ketua Umumnya Hilmi Panigoro, ada sebanyak 22 atlet renang dari sejumlah daerah di Indonesia dimutasi, termasuk Siman Sudartawa dari Bali ke Riau, namun dalam SKPB PRSI itu sedikit kejanggalan ada enam perenang yang dimutasi tanpa diketahui daerah tujuannya.
Bali memprotes atas mutasi atlet renang andalannya yang dipersiapkan ke PON Riau, akibat tidak sesuai dengan prosedur mutasi yang ditetapkan berdasarkan SK KONI Pusat no 56 tahun 2010 tentang peraturan mutasi atlet dalam rangkaian pelaksnaan PON.
Aturan mutasi atlet sesuai SK KONI Pusat no 56 tahun 2010 bahwa seorang atlet sah mewakili daerah lain setelah pindah daerah dua tahun sebelum pelaksanaan PON, jadi dalam hal ini Siman belum melakukan mutasi sesuai aturan KONI tersebut.
Ketua Harian PRSI Bali, Drs Nengah Madiadnyana MM, mengatakan Siman Sudartawa dalam kejuaraan renang tingkat nasional yang berkaitan dengan babak kualifikasi PON di Surabaya Mei 2011, yang bersangkutan  masih mewakili Bali dan dinyatakan lolos PON.
Perenang berusia muda ini saat pemanggilan untuk memasuki pelatnas SEA Games lewat pengurus PRSI Bali, dan empat emas yang diraih selama kejuaraan yang berlangsung di SEA Games 2011 adalah andil dari Bali.
Jadi KONI Pusat mengakui bahwa Siman maju ke laga SEA Gemas 2011 atas nama atlet dari Bali dan berdasarkan fakta tersebut, Bali mengajukan protes atas keputusan mutasi PB PRSI ke komisi hukum KONI Pusat dengan surat diajukan tanggal 24 Januari 2012.
Erlambang Wijaya dari PB PRSI dan pengurus PRSI Bali yang baru dilantik dengan ketua umum I Made Sudiana SH, MSi sama-sama mengharapkan agar keputusan yang dikeluarkan KONI Pusat tentang kasus perenang Siman Sudartawa sesuai aturan yang ada sehingga memuaskan semua pihak.(kompas.com)

Miami Long Course Super Challenge: Sun Yang Smokes 400 Free; Wins Three Titles

THE one-day Miami Super Challenge, held in long course format, featured some stellar swims by many in attendance, including a cohort of Chinese swimmers led by world-record holder Sun Yang.
Sun Yang crushed the men's 400 free with a scorching time of 3:42.89. Syo Sotodate had the previous top time this year with a 3:49.17. Sun's best time last year was a top-ranked 3:40.29, while Tae Hwan Park owned the second-best a year ago with a 3:42.04. Li Yunqi (3:45.89) and Hao Yun (3:45.69) moved into second and third in the early season rankings. Sun doubled up with a 1:46.84 to capture the men's 200 free later in the day, then earned his third title of the day with a 49.50 in the men's 100 free.
Shao Yiwen moved to second in the early season rankings with a 4:06.98. Only Allison Schmitt has been faster in this young year with a 4:05.90. Katie Goldman finished second in 4:07.52 to move into the early top five. 

In a round of shootout 50s, Zhu Qianwei beat Sara Marson, 26.00 to 26.74, in the women's 50 free. Cameron McEvoy downed Jiang Hiaqi, 23.86 to 24.54, in the men's 50 free after blazing to a 23.31 in earlier rounds.
Ji Liping won the women's 200 breast in 2:30.42, while Chen Cheng turned in a 2:14.53 to claim the men's 200 breast. Li Jiaxing topped the women's 200 IM in 2:15.29, while Wang Shun clinched the men's 200 IM in 2:01.29.
Renee Stothard posted a 2:22.90 to win the women's 200 back, while Declan Potts touched in 2:04.97 for the men's 200 back triumph. Tang Yi clocked a 1:57.75 to win the women's 200 free, while Shani Stallard (1:14.02) and Chen Cheng (1:03.21) won the women's and men's 100 breast.
Zhao Jing finished first in the women's 100 back with a 1:01.75, while Sun Xiaolei posted a 56.21 to win the men's 100 back. Jiao Liuyang touched out Ha Sinan, 2:09.13 to 2:09.21, for the women's 200 fly victory. Chen Yin earned the men's 200 fly title in 2:02.26. Pang Jiaying turned in a 56.08 to claim the women's 100 free
Jiao returned to win the women's 100 fly in 59.48 for her second title of the day, while Chen Yin picked up a second title with a 53.08 in the men's 100 fly.

(swimmingworld)